Written by

Michael Cass
| The Tennessean

Metro Council voted without discussion Tuesday to build two new youth hockey rinks in Antioch, a decision that could carry a significant price tag for taxpayers over the next 20 years.

The council agreed unanimously to issue up to $15 million in debt to pay for construction of an 86,000-square-foot facility at the former Hickory Hollow Mall, which reopened this year as Global Mall at the Crossings. Metro had already agreed to the deal in principle when it renegotiated the Nashville Predators' Bridgestone Arena lease last year.